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By Marina Malenic Seeking to trim costs under Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency initiative, the Missile Defense Agency is examining the possibility of opening tens of billions of dollars worth of contracts to industry competition. While the agency has been relying heavily on sole-source contracts, Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, the agency's chief, said he is looking at over $37 billion worth of contracts and plans to make changes, including changing cost-plus deals to fixed-price arrangements and opening up some…

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